Suicides of children and adolescents in Paraíba
Paraíba: Suicides of children and adolescents was 12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12
Change on year
down 40.0%
Rank
9th
of 11 groups
All-time high
25
in 2015
All-time low
2
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Paraíba, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicides of children and adolescents in Paraíba is 12, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 40.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Paraíba peaked at 25 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Paraíba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | — |
| 2008 | 14 | +599.6% |
| 2009 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 7 | -46.2% |
| 2011 | 12 | +71.4% |
| 2012 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 25 | +212.5% |
| 2016 | 12 | -52.0% |
| 2017 | 21 | +75.0% |
| 2018 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 12 | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 18 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 12 | -40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.67 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.3 | 7 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2 | 12 | 24 | 5 |
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More health data for Paraíba
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 14.44 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 19.6 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 8.97 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 87.08 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 14.6 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 12.5 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 87.08 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 78.44 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 62.8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Paraíba?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Paraíba was 12 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Paraíba?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2015.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Paraíba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- How does Paraíba rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Paraíba ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Paraíba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraíba data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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